.....demand N10 million ransom
By Our Correspondent
Gunmen on Thursday abducted four persons, including a pregnant woman along Obo Ayegunle/Osi road in Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State.
It was gathered that other victims were husband of the pregnant woman, Sunday Balogun, a renowned automobile mechanic, his apprentice Taiye and his twin brother, Kehinde.
Speaking on the incident, a close member of the family, Mrs Laoye Seyifunmi staid the kidnappers abandoned Sunday’s vehicle at the roadside after the incident.
Another close family source who does not want his name in print told our reporter that the kidnappers have contacted the family demanding for N10m ransom.
“They have contacted the family and demanded for N10m ransom. We have been able to negotiate it to N4m.
“Although the family and community have been able to gather N2m, they rejected it and directed that a Toyota Sienna in his workshop should be sold to pay the ransom." said the source.
A top security official at the State Police command confirmed the incident to newsmen, adding that the pregnant wife, Mary, has been freed.
“We still have Sunday and the twin brothers in the kidnappers den as we speak now. But they (kidnapers) have since left the wife”, the source added.
Meanwhile, the state Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Mr Babawale Afolabi confirmed the incident.
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